Season | 1966 |
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Teams | 28 |
Finals site | |
Champions | Ohio State (1st title) |
Runner-up | Oklahoma State (6th CWS Appearance) |
Winning coach | Marty Karow (1st title) |
MOP | Steve Arlin (Ohio State) |
The 1966 NCAA University Division Baseball Tournament was played at the end of the 1966 NCAA University Division baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Series, a double-elimination tournament in its twentieth year. Eight regional districts sent representatives to the College World Series with preliminary rounds within each district serving to determine each representative. These events would later become known as regionals. Each district had its own format for selecting teams, resulting in 28 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament. [1] The twentieth tournament's champion was Ohio State, coached by Marty Karow. The Most Outstanding Player was Steve Arlin of Ohio State.
The opening rounds of the tournament were played across eight district sites across the country, each consisting of between two and four teams. [2] The winners of each District advanced to the College World Series.
Bold indicates winner.
Semifinals | Finals | ||||||
Boston College | 8 | ||||||
Massachusetts | 5 | ||||||
Boston College | 2 | ||||||
Northeastern | 10 | ||||||
Northeastern | 5 | ||||||
Colby | 4 |
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||
St. John's | 9 | ||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 4 | ||||||||||||||
St. John's | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Winner's bracket | |||||||||||||||
Lafayette | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Lafayette | 15 | ||||||||||||||
Colgate | 0 | ||||||||||||||
St. John's | 8 | — | |||||||||||||
Lafayette | 3 | — | |||||||||||||
Rutgers | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Colgate | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Lafayette | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Loser's bracket | |||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 3 |
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Florida State | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Winner's bracket | |||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 5 | ||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 7 | ||||||||||||||
East Carolina | 1 | ||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||
Florida State | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||
Florida State | 6 | ||||||||||||||
East Carolina | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Loser's bracket | |||||||||||||||
Florida State | 7 |
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||
Ohio State | 13 | ||||||||||||||
Valparaiso | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 10 | ||||||||||||||
Winner's bracket | |||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 18 | ||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 14 | — | |||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 7 | — | |||||||||||||
Valparaiso | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Loser's bracket | |||||||||||||||
Valparaiso | 2 |
Finals | |||||
Oklahoma State | 4 | 4 | — | ||
Saint Louis | 3 | 3 | — |
Finals | |||||
Texas | 4 | 9 | 8 | ||
Houston | 5 | 3 | 5 |
Preliminary rounds at Greeley, CO and Laramie, WY.
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||
Idaho | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Colorado State College | 1 | Idaho | 2 | 4 | – | ||||||||||
Air Force | 7 | Air Force | 1 | 2 | – | ||||||||||
Colorado State College | 6 | Idaho | 2 | 5 | – | ||||||||||
Arizona | 3 | 8 | – | ||||||||||||
Arizona | 10 | 4 | – | ||||||||||||
Wyoming | 2 | 0 | – |
First Round | Semi-Finals | Finals | |||||||||||||
Southern California | 11* | ||||||||||||||
Cal Poly Pomona | 7* | ||||||||||||||
Southern California | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Winner's bracket | |||||||||||||||
Washington State | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Washington State | 5* | ||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 2* | ||||||||||||||
Southern California | 7 | — | |||||||||||||
Washington State | 4 | — | |||||||||||||
Fresno State | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Cal Poly Pomona | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Washington State | 2* | ||||||||||||||
Loser's bracket | |||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 1* |
School | Conference | Record (Conference) | Head Coach | CWS Appearances | CWS Best Finish | CWS Record |
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Arizona | WAC | 39–13 (8–4) | Frank Sancet | 7 (last: 1963) | 2nd (1956, 1958, 1960) | 16–14 |
North Carolina | ACC | 21–11 (12–2) | Walt Rabb | 1 (last: 1960) | 7th (1960) | 0–2 |
Northeastern | 18–6 (n/a) | John Connelly | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 | |
Ohio State | Big 10 | 22–5–1 (6–0) | Marty Karow | 2 (last: 1965) | 2nd (1965) | 4–4 |
Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 18–9 (13–7) | Chet Bryan | 5 (last: 1961) | 1st (1959) | 15–9 |
Southern California | CIBA | 42–7 (16–4) | Rod Dedeaux | 9 (last: 1964) | 1st (1948, 1958, 1961, 1963) | 26–13 |
St. John's | Metropolitan | 23–7 (7–3) | Jack Kaiser | 2 (last: 1960) | 4th (1949) | 1–4 |
Texas | SWC | 20–7–1 (9–6) | Bibb Falk | 9 (last: 1965) | 1st (1949, 1950) | 19–15 |
First round | Second round | Third round | |||||||||||
Winner's bracket | |||||||||||||
Texas | 5 | ||||||||||||
Arizona | 1 | ||||||||||||
Texas | 0 | ||||||||||||
St. John's | 2 | ||||||||||||
St. John's | 5 | ||||||||||||
Northeastern | 3 | ||||||||||||
St. John's | 7 | ||||||||||||
Ohio State | 8 | ||||||||||||
Southern California | 6 | ||||||||||||
North Carolina | 2 | ||||||||||||
Southern California | 2 | ||||||||||||
Ohio State | 6 | ||||||||||||
Ohio State | 4 | ||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 2 | ||||||||||||
Loser's bracket | |||||||||||||
Arizona | 8 | ||||||||||||
Northeastern | 1 | Southern California | 8 | ||||||||||
Arizona | 4 | ||||||||||||
North Carolina | 1 | ||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 5 | Texas | 1 | ||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 6 |
Semifinals | Finals | if needed | |||||||||||
Re-ordered Semifinals | |||||||||||||
Ohio State | 1 | Ohio State | 8 | ||||||||||
Southern California | 5 | Oklahoma State | 2 | ||||||||||
Ohio State | 1 | ||||||||||||
Southern California | 0 | ||||||||||||
St. John's | 1 | ||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 6 |
Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
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June 13 | Game 1 | Texas | 5–1 | Arizona | |
Game 2 | St. John's | 5–3 | Northeastern | ||
Game 3 | Southern California | 6–2 | North Carolina | ||
Game 4 | Ohio State | 4–2 | Oklahoma State | ||
June 14 | Game 5 | Arizona | 8–1 | Northeastern | Northeastern eliminated |
Game 6 | Oklahoma State | 5–1 | North Carolina | North Carolina eliminated | |
Game 7 | St. John's | 2–0 | Texas | ||
Game 8 | Ohio State | 6–2 | Southern California | ||
June 15 | Game 9 | Southern California | 8–4 | Arizona | Arizona eliminated |
Game 10 | Oklahoma State | 6–1 | Texas | Texas eliminated | |
Game 11 | Ohio State | 8–7 | St. John's | ||
June 16 | Game 12 | Southern California | 5–1 | Ohio State | |
June 17 | Game 13 | Oklahoma State | 6–1 | St. John's | St. John's eliminated |
Game 14 | Ohio State | 1–0 | Southern California | Southern California eliminated | |
June 18 | Final | Ohio State | 8–2 | Oklahoma State | Ohio State wins CWS |
The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.
Position | Player | School |
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P | Steve Arlin (MOP) | Ohio State |
John Stewart | USC | |
C | Chuck Brinkman | Ohio State |
1B | Russ Nagelson | Ohio State |
2B | Matt Galante | St. John's |
3B | Bob Toney | Oklahoma State |
SS | Joe Russo | St. John's |
OF | Bo Rein | Ohio State |
Ray Shoup | Ohio State | |
Wayne Weatherly | Oklahoma State |
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